The aerospace industry continues to evolve and grow in complexity as a result of market segmentation, shifts in geographic focus, modernization of production and ever more demanding speed-to-market requirements.

Automotive

The automotive industry’s complex supply systems pose a particular challenge and require expertise in information design, process planning and operations efficiency. This is because the delivery of components from numerous companies in different countries must be carefully coordinated to ensure a smooth manufacturing and assembly process.

Chemicals

In today’s competitive business environment, the chemical goods supply chain has become more complex, leading to increased logistics and transport spending due to rising labor and fuel costs, tightening security controls, environmental aspects as well as unreliable deliveries.

Consumer and Retail

Today the supply chain environment, and consequently the consumer and retail industry, are facing different challenges than in the past. Sourcing has become global, distances longer and the economy more fragile. Furthermore, the industry is characterized by increasingly demanding and informed consumers.

Energy

Our specialized service for the energy and capital projects sector has the scale, breadth and capability to match the ambition of our customers’ projects.

Fashion

The fashion industry has sophisticated and demanding consumers who require multi channel offering, brand experience, personalization and increased product differentiation. This leads to shorter product life and increased need for innovation, flexibility and enhanced order fulfillment certainty.

Government, Aid and Relief

Serving the government, aid and relief sector is very demanding. It is a complex and dynamic environment that shifts with the geopolitical landscape, and where humanitarian crises or natural disasters require an agile and rapid response.

Healthcare

Panalpina offers a wide range of logistics and supply chain solutions to deliver your pharmaceuticals and medical products safely, and on-time, to any location in the world.

Hi-tech

The hi-tech industry requires fast and reliable logistics chains that link the industry’s key production sites with distribution channels throughout the world. Whether you are in the semi-conductor industry, the computer and electronics industry, or provide electronic manufacturing services, we understand your business and requirements.

Manufacturing

In today’s constantly evolving manufacturing landscape, enhanced demand variability challenges manufacturers to increasingly streamline their processes in order to remain competitive and drive business growth.

Perishables

In the perishables industry where consumers demand a full range of fresh products all year round, success relies on a logistics provider that can ensure the optimized management of those products all along the cool chain.

Telecom

The growing importance of mobile high-bandwidth services, i.e. being connected anytime and anywhere, video communication, as well as media-driven entertainment, have stimulated and will continue to stimulate significant investments in wireless telecommunications infrastructures.

VGM Portal

Shippers of full container load (FCL) have to submit VGM data to freight forwarders such as Panalpina in line with the mandatory amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The international box weighing rules came into effect on July 1, 2016.

To facilitate safe and convenient submission of the VGM data, Panalpina provides a web-based VGM Portal which allows you to:

- submit the VGM data of FCL bookings in time,

- see VGM cut-off times and special terminal and/or pick-up directives,

- control submission status,

- receive alert notifications in case of missing or incomplete VGM data close to the cut-off time,

- pass on a shipment-specific link to a third party (e.g. weighing station)

- set up and manage user profiles within your organization.

The VGM Portal requires a user account which can only be set up and authorized by invitation from Panalpina. If you would like to make use of the VGM Portal, please get in touch with your local Panalpina contact that will be glad to forward the invitation.

As soon as your account has been set up and authorized, the VGM Portal will support you in submitting VGM data for every FCL container you ship through us.

For each booking you have placed with Panalpina, the system will send you an email notification as soon as you can submit the respective VGM data.